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LPTs recover and show value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
Australia's listed property trust (LPT) sector has jumped over 13 per cent in the three months to May and could provide a good value play for financial planning clients if you're prepared to do your homework. Louis Christopher, head of property at Adviser ...

Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
"War is over, if you want it, want is over now" (John Lennon) Wall Street have resumed its upward trek after tripping some weeks back as number crunchers lowered company profit expectations and the dumping of warm bodies on the unemployment heap continued ...

Bankrupts jump on the web

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... The site, www.asic.gov.au/insolvency, aims to give information to everyone likely to be affected when a company goes bankrupt including directors, creditors, employees and, more importantly, the shareholders and investors. 'ASIC now provides specific ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... fell by 3.5 per cent on 30 March. The excuse - concerns over nationalisation and fears that GM and Chrysler would become bankrupt. The market recovered and headed north even now that GM is already bankrupt. The S&P fell even deeper on 20 April. The excuse ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
Australian shares are expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. At 0754 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 16 points higher at 3,976. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
'Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time...' Forgive me but this song from the 1970's English rock band Queen keeps playing in my head. You would be humming the song too if you woke up to Wall Street's 2.6 per cent jump overnight - the day General ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after US stocks gained on Monday. Oil, silver and copper prices were higher, too. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 48 points higher at 3,936. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher as US stocks staged a late rally to post solid gains at the close. US energy and oil stocks led the gains on stronger commodity prices, and local resources and energy stocks should benefit. At 0730 AEST ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open lower as caution returned to US markets after Tuesday's unexpected rally. Concerns were fuelled by auto giant General Motors moving further towards bankruptcy. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Perpetual starts legal proceedings to claim funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
Perpetual Trustee Company has started legal proceedings in the UK on behalf of more than 1,000 retail investors who invested in $125 million worth of credit-linked Mahogany Capital notes that were sold by Grange Securities. Perpetual, the security trustee ...